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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 2009)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	ID
1541	Strawn School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	224 E Walnut	Strawn	76475	Palo Pinto County	Strawn Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 116-5776	172	20	8.7	68.0%	83 (48.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (42.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	$14,364							26.8	33.3	1316	225		484170004759
1542	Lead Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 S Green St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 381-3921	201	14	14.8	85.6%	21 (10.4%)	82 (40.8%)	79 (39.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	$12,093							26.8	19.5	1629	87		482811012512
1543	Crockett Early College High School	Public	9-12	5601 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2532	1,529	106	14.4	65.5%	292 (19.1%)	83 (5.4%)	1,087 (71.1%)	18 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.1%)	$10,053							26.7	26.1	1496	47		480894000310
1544	Advantage Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	955 Freetown Rd	Grand Prairie	75051	Dallas County	Advantage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 276-5800	972	50	19.4	80.2%	110 (11.3%)	297 (30.6%)	530 (54.5%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.3%)	$11,781							26.6	47.9	961	583		480004108501
1545	Idea Montopolis College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	835	43	19.5	88.3%	36 (4.3%)	29 (3.5%)	759 (90.9%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$10,452							26.6	16.5	1674	129		480021112940
1546	Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1900 Maverick Dr	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8800	1,467	97	15.1	74.5%	317 (21.6%)	471 (32.1%)	594 (40.5%)	7 (0.5%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.9%)	$8,486							26.6	27.3	1458	88		482916003292
1547	Hitchcock High School	Public	9-12	6629 Fm 2004	Hitchcock	77563	Galveston County	Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 316-6544	585	29	20.4	72.0%	109 (18.6%)	248 (42.4%)	204 (34.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	$12,347							26.5	31	1370	177		482331002367
1548	Texas Leadership Of Midland	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3300 Thomas Ave	Midland	79703	Midland County	Texas Leadership Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 242-7117	888	53	16.9	45.0%	180 (20.3%)	53 (6.0%)	617 (69.5%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.9%)	$6,943							26.5	14.2	1709	161		480140912979
1549	Natalia High School	Public	9-12	905 Kearney	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 663-4417	352	34	10.4	73.0%	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,444							26.5	27.2	1464	85		483213003565
1550	Meridian High School	Public	6-12	500 Cr 2515	Meridian	76665	Bosque County	Meridian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 435-2723	212	25	8.4	72.2%	127 (59.9%)	3 (1.4%)	71 (33.5%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$14,139							26.4	41	1135	415		483030003394

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on STAAR EOC Algebra I, STAAR EOC Biology, STAAR EOC English I Reading, STAAR EOC English II Reading, STAAR EOC U.S. History test scores released by the Texas Education Agency.
These rankings were last updated on June 17, 2026, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Texas Education Agency, usually on a yearly basis.
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